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me•di•a•tize
Pronunciation: (mē'dē-u-tīz"), [key]—
v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing.
to annex (a principality) to another state, while allowing certain rights to its former sovereign.
Also, esp. Brit.,me'di•a•tise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.